Padres Jagoff posted a piece about it on Gwynntelligence Wednesday morning, in which he compared the Padres 2017 giveaways and promotions with the ones from the Dodgers, Cubs, Indians, Red Sox, and Giants. To say he was underwhelmed would be an understatement.

Promotions and giveaways are supposed to be an incentive to get you out to the ballpark when you wouldn’t necessarily have gone. If you get something of perceived value – on top of the basic product – the product becomes more valuable. It’s not even Economics 101, it’s high school Intro to Economics, that one class that they only made me take for a single semester in my senior year.

The Padres are not good. The expectation is that they’re going to lose a lot of games this year. Now, they won’t necessarily tell us that straight up, but it doesn’t take an astrophysicist to do the math. So, why would their promotional schedule be so underwhelming? I would think they would like to get people in the ballpark on Saturdays, however these promotions probably wouldn’t inspire anyone on the fence to get to Petco Park this season.

Meh. It looks okay. Not all the different from other All-Star host cities’ logos from the last few years.

Could they have made it a little more San Diego/Petco Park specific? Heck yeah. The Western Metal Building immediately comes to mind. Those little glimpse of palm trees underneath the arch that’s supposed to be a combination of Petco Park and the Gaslamp Quarter sign doesn’t scream San Diego to me. Even the SD logo at the top is kind of meh.

David has a little more analysis of both the logo and the colors that may or may not be a change for next year in this piece from earlier. The whole point of this piece is to get your opinions.

It’s been a while since we did a poll on this site. So, what better than something that just about everyone else is doing a poll for?

It’s about a month left of All-Star voting. And while I have no illusions of ANYONE from the Padres getting voted in by MLB fans as starters for the game (unlike the Padres, apparently), I was wondering who is/are the most deserving representative(s) for the team so far.

It’s that time again. The 2013 McRib Awards continue with a very special category for you all to vote on.

The Fox Sports San Diego Girls have been staunch allies of Padres Public ever since they first came on the scene in early 2012, when we were all still doing our own blogs. When I told them the concept of the McRib Awards while at the Gameday Sports Bar in Sycuan Casino — and that our readers would determine the results — Katie (The Blonde One), Brie (The Other One), and Nathalie (The Ex-One) got very excited.

“Do us,” all three of them yelled out in unison, causing some heads to look up for a split-second from video slot and poker machines.

My initial reaction was one of utter shock. After someone helped me back into the chair I had just fallen out of, I realized that they actually wanted their own award for people to vote on.

Who am I to deny them potential bragging rights? So I will comply with their wishes, because I’m just a big softie.

Besides, there’s no guarantee any of them will be here next year at this time, if history is any indication.

Seriously, Fox Sports San Diego goes through their brand ambassadors like they have an expiration date tattooed on the back of their necks and will self-destruct if employed beyond that.

Some of you may be wondering, “The Padres’ season is over. What the Hell are you going to do now, Ghost? In-depth analysis of Mighty Wings sales? The history of the McNugget?”

To be honest, I wondered the same thing. Quite frankly, I’d love to take a break. But for some reason you people keep coming back. And I don’t want to disappoint any more than I already have.

We have some interesting ideas for the offseason that Padres Public will be rolling out over the course of the next month or so, but I figured I’d start with one of mine right away.

Say hello to the first of many polls to choose the first ever McRib Awards.

Over the course of the next few weeks, I’ll be leaving it up to you, my loyal readers, to select the winners in each category. Then I’ll have one post to announce them all at once. Just like the Academy Awards, but completely different, because the winners get nothing. Nothing at all. Unless you count bragging rights. And who would really brag about this?

Instead of categories like “Best Starter” or “Team MVP,” which every blog, sports website, network, guy/gal on the street, and family pet out there already does, I’m going to throw out some unusual categories. This first one definitely qualifies: